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RIAA Wins Lawsuit Against Usenet.com
in P2P File Sharing, on July 9, 2009
The RIAA recently announced that it had won a copyright infringement suit against filesharing site Usenet.com .
"In October 2007 RIAA lawyers chucked a federal lawsuit at Usenet.com, in which it claimed that the Fargo, North Dakota newsgroup service 'enables and encourages' p...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
...erest-only options or any of the other fancy stuff that got so many borrowers in trouble during the subprime mortgage-lending crisis — if they choose.
But the Washington Post today asks an impo...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
We like to find people to blame for our problems, don't we? And today, a lot of us are busy looking for people to blame for the mortgage meltdown the country is currently suffering through.
You know all about the meltdown: Housing foreclosures are soaring. Owners are walking away from thei...
How'd the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
... you ever wanted to know — and then some — about mortgage loans, bad lending practices, subprime mortgages and the reasons why the mortgage industry went so wrong: It's NPR, of course....
Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...lth, safety and the environment has told Time Magazine that the fallout could be devastating with panic setting in and the "worried well" pouring into hospitals even when there's nothi...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
... too low. At the time, I raised the question of whether the tests had been put in place to stop the panic, not to fix the banks. More a political ploy than anything else. Now, the Congressional Overs...
Are reverse mortgages the next trouble spot?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...ke action to prevent reverse mortgages from causing some of the same problems for homeowners that subprime loans have already caused.
Reverse mortgages are popular these days. They let homeowners 6...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
... Bank singled out African-American borrowers in Baltimore and suburban Maryland for high-interest subprime mortgages.
Baltimore has since filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo. The city claims that t...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
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One of the things that has disturbed me the most about the subprime crisis is the impact it's had on the African American and Hispanic communities, and the way banks had targeted these people ... ...bed me the most about the subprime crisis is the impact it's had on the African American and Hispanic communities, and the way banks had targeted these people for predatory and toxic loans. As Mel...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...ated $461 billion worth of mortgage loans. Too many of those loans, though, were bad ones. When the subprime lending crisis hit, Countrywide quickly fell apart.
Mozilo was once the king of the mortga...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...rtgagees are in serious trouble. What's even more concerning is the fact that it's not the subprime loans that are the main cause of the problem. Prime fixed-rate loans now represent the larg...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
...g to Bankrate, from 4.74 percent one week earlier.
To all this, I have one thing to say: Don't panic.
Yes, we all want the lowest mortgage interest rate when we are refinancing our loans. I unde...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
...difications aren't quite working .
The paper cites a Fitch Ratings report that points out that subprime loans that have been modified are turning bad again at high rates, even with a change in lo...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
...elling today.
And qualifying for a mortgage loan today is more difficult, as lenders, stung by the subprime lending crisis, are doing everything they can to avoid passing out mortgage money to borrow...
A Hippocratic oath for managers
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
...g virtual products as they did in financial markets wasn't serving anyone. Neither was flogging subprime packages to people who couldn't repay them, securitising them in packages that nobody c...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...won't crack down on them? First comes its report showing that that the top 25 originators of subprime loans, the $1 trillion worth of assets that created the meltdown were owned and financed by...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
... on economic data that's wrong. So are the stress tests for real? Or are they designed to stop panic?...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
... loan (S&L) crisis, the 2001 recession by Enron and the latest by the totally amoral selling of subprime mortgages to people who would never be able to repay them, and their securitization in pack...
Pandemic preparation in the IT department
in The CIO Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...l your staff have laptops and remote access, if their local telecom providers are swamped in other panic traffic. This is where the subject of diversifying your communications capabilities, as discus...
To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
An article by Bruce Perens just popped up on Slashdot discussing what he is calling a "Cyber-Attack" on April 9 in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties in Northern California. A slightly less breathless account of the incident can be read in the Mercury News. They go with "phone ou...
Defending the Hedge Against Coyotes
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 8, 2009
...s. Very rare cases involve small children.
The worst thing you can do when you see a coyote is to panic and run. Animal instinct, much like a cat chasing a toy, will compel the coyote to chase you, a...
More bad news ahead, says Roubini
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...rtgage delinquencies comes when you break down the figures further. According to the data, 39.8% of subprime borrowers were at least 30 days behind on their home mortgage loans, up 23.7% from last yea...
The Panic of 2008-09
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
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The financial crisis is more than just a global recession. It's a Panic, according to Kevin Warsh , a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. In a speech to the Cou...
Bad Money by Kevin Phillips
in Sox First, on February 17, 2009
...take over the US economy, a turbo-charged growth of financial debt and extending mortgage credit to subprime and other unqualified buyers, swelling the housing, mortgage and credit bubble to the point...
The Return of Depression Economics and Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on February 14, 2009
...'s Potemkin economy, the crises in Latin America, casting his eye over other meltdowns like the Panic of 1907 and of course the Great Depression which, as he says, "was brought to an end by a...
The meltdown and fascism: minister warns
in Sox First, on February 10, 2009
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In his book The Subprime Solution , economist Robert Shiller warns that in good times people are willing to co-operate and accommodate others but when optimism for the future turns sour, they bec...
Subprime meltdown drives litigation
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
...were sued in a federal securities class action in 2008, compared to only 5 percent in 2007. And the subprime/liquidity crisis was associated with 97 federal securities class actions. In 2008, 111 cla...
Innovation in the downturn
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
...at started in recessions include CNN, GE, Sports Illustrated and Hewlett Packard. GE started in the Panic of 1873 which ran for six years. You can read the complete list here . All these companies w...
Opening the kimono of your IT department
in The CIO Weblog, on January 5, 2009
...usiness efficiently until something like the current economic client rolls in on them, and then the panic sets in and suddenly budgets which previously seemed balanced and reasonable are on the choppi...
Uh-Oh You Bought Aunt Sally a Virus
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 30, 2008
...h has got himself a job in the quality control department for the Chinese frame makers.
Don't panic. If you haven't done so, return the frame or request a RMA immediately. If you already inst...
My baby turned 6 today!
in The Parenting Weblog, on December 29, 2008
...rown boy and is still growing. It seems like yesterday only when he was such a cry-baby and I would panic each time he went on his crying spiels especially during bed times. Now he sleeps on his o...
Fear Not! In a Recession, Fear Will Kill Your Business...
in BootStrapMe, on December 25, 2008
... fear that comes with a recession. While bootstrappers are probably a little less prone to fear and panic than most other business people, Brian 's advice is still timely.
A tidbit from the p...
Madoff fallout continues to spread
in Sox First, on December 22, 2008
...e TPM Muckraker reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission is now in a complete state of panic over its complete failure to spike the fraud before it blew up....
Will there be more Madoffs?
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
...g him. Inside this world of predominately older, less flashy investors, there is not just shock and panic over the huge losses inflicted by Mr Madoff's colossal swindle. There is a profound sense ...
Why did the housing meltdown happen in the US?
in Sox First, on December 8, 2008
...preventing riskier loans. And finally, there was the unique role of securitisation which encouraged subprime lending. The big question for the US now is whether the egg can be unscrambled. Given that...
The Subprime Solution - Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on December 1, 2008
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Have just finished reading Robert Shiller's The Subprime Solution which offers plenty of food for thought. Provocative and unsettling stuff. Shiller argues that the the impact of the US hou...
US market: it's back to 1997
in Sox First, on November 21, 2008
...loomberg says the collapse comes as writedowns and credit losses stemming from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market reaches $965 billion. And it's growing. The market is responding to da...
Choosing and Administering OTC Allergy Medicines for Kids
in Allergies, on November 18, 2008
... as just common sense, but hey, better read it now, than when your baby's sick and already in a panic!...
Being Needy
in The Dating Weblog, on November 17, 2008
...re vulnerable in relationships, but what I'm talking about here is true neediness.
Like: You panic when you find out your guy or girl is going somewhere for the day without you.
Like: You do...
How the predication models failed
in Sox First, on November 11, 2008
...rectly predicted that a drop in real estate prices of 10 or 20 percent would imperil the market for subprime mortgage-backed securities but the analysts assigned a very low probability to that happeni...
Mac MM 十一月号
in Wangtam, on November 7, 2008
...III, IV, V, the Water Boy, Hitch, Bad Boys I & II, and so many more!
Bands : Kanye West, Pink, PANIC! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy
Hobbies : I like to go the gym, I try to get down there as much a...
The Panic Years
in The Dating Weblog, on November 7, 2008
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I love, love, LOVED this book by Doree Lewak called The Panic Years . I think every woman can relate to that time in your life when suddenly all your friends are married and having babies a...
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in Wangtam, on November 7, 2008
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Deutsche Bank's accounting shell games
in Sox First, on November 5, 2008
...o be strongly capitalized. The message: the banks are capable of lending even more. But when the US subprime loan market collapsed, resulting in the credit crunch, those same assets have been marked d...
Greenspan's legacy
in Sox First, on October 25, 2008
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In his book The Age of Turbulence , former Fed chief Alan Greenspan proclaimed that subprime was a good thing for America. "The gains were especially dramatic among Hispanics and blacks, as ... ...aimed that subprime was a good thing for America. "The gains were especially dramatic among Hispanics and blacks, as increasing affluence as well as government encouragement of subprime mortgage ...
One Version of How the Meltdown Happened
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 20, 2008
...ill happen in the future.
Ben Stein goes on to give a generally understandable explanation of the subprimes mess and credit swaps and other financial instruments you and I will never grasp completely...
Financial meltdown and climate change
in Sox First, on October 17, 2008
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Why does the subprime meltdown remind me of our inability to deal with climate change? Both are the result of market failure, both are symptoms of the inability of government and markets to plan f...
Forecasts of the economic disaster
in Sox First, on October 13, 2008
...ics professor Nouriel Roubini ("A 1987 style stock market crash could occur leading to further panic and severe financial and economic distress. In this meltdown scenario US and global financial ...
GM-Chrysler merger: a bad idea for bad times
in Sox First, on October 11, 2008
...;s chance on the Sun." Maybe, but these are desperate times. And when times get tough, people panic and make stupid decisions
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Markets and the destruction of wealth
in Sox First, on October 10, 2008
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Fear and panic have gripped the world's markets. On Friday, Wall Street continued its plunge , with losses for the year reaching an amazing $8.3 trillion. But if you look at the data closely...
Paying for Online College in Today's Economy
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 9, 2008
...e left decide that that's not a profitable place to be, that would be harmful." Don't panic - most students are still able to get aid in time to pay tuition. However, you may want to be c...
How the Credit Crisis is (Sort Of) Like 9/11
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 1, 2008
... as us shaking our heads from afar at the greed of Wall Street and the stupidity of Willy -nilly subprime mortgages could now morph into a financial crisis that will personally touch us, that reall...
Bailout blues
in Sox First, on September 25, 2008
...wrenching dilemma, imposed on it by financial markets and Paulson. If it dawdles, it may invite the panic that Paulson has brazenly predicted. But if it acts quickly, it may create a monster whose ful...
Boxing Cox
in Sox First, on September 23, 2008
...buddies in corporate America and on Wall Street." One thing for sure. When the history of the subprime and debt mess is written, Cox will not be spared.
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Credit crisis: views from the inside
in Sox First, on September 18, 2008
... responsibility. Emotions were understandably running high throughout the day. There was a sense of panic as people realised that it was all over - and so very quickly. Shock was certainly in evidence...
Is AIG next?
in Sox First, on September 16, 2008
... used by many companies world-wide to manage a range of risks, including exposure to investments in subprime mortgages. Its demise would potentially make it harder or more expensive for businesses to ...
Pegasus Sees 36th Month Of Positive Returns
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 12, 2008
...g the 36th subsequent month of positive returns for the Pegasus Auto Loan Fund, which invests in US subprime auto loans.
In the $200 billion auto industry there is high demand for auto loan originati...
Why the markets imploded
in Sox First, on September 12, 2008
...ent when you read this IMMF working paper Transmission of Liquidity Shocks: Evidence from the 2007 Subprime Crisis . The blame is sheeted home to the unprecedented complexity and integration. "...
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in Wangtam, on August 27, 2008
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So What's a Pegaso? Pride of Spain Takes Second at Pebble Beach
in Classical Drives, on August 25, 2008
... One day in the early 90s I received a panic call from Ray Fry, art director and former creative team-mate at MacLaren Advertising in toronto . "Philip," he said, "I've been hi...
Casino Superstitions
in The Gambling Weblog, on August 19, 2008
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Many people are superstitious; they won't walk under ladders , or panic if a black cat crosses their path, and so forth, but there are other types of superstitions that of which people a...
Wal-Mart CEO says US contagion spreading
in Sox First, on August 15, 2008
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Is this the canary in the coal mine? In another sign that the effects of the US subprime crisis have spread globally, Bloomberg reports that global business air traffic fell 0.4 percent in June...
Risk managers come clean
in Sox First, on August 11, 2008
... bundles of risky debt, including mortgages, bonds backed by some of the riskiest home loans in the subprime market, credit card debt, loans to private equity, all parcelled up into neat little sectio...
A Non-Conventional Approach to Convention Lodging
in The Flyaway Weblog, on July 31, 2008
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With hotels sold out in Denver and St. Paul, the "housing panic" will cause thousands of Obama and mccain supporters will be shut out of the conventions.
AirBedandBreakfast.co...
Subprime + volatility = litigation
in Sox First, on July 30, 2008
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It's clear that the subprime debacle has resulted in an outpouring of litigation. The trend was fairly obvious just months ago when I looked at the issue here . Now, the trned seems to be ga...
Merrill Lynch's day of reckoning
in Sox First, on July 29, 2008
...hrough a public share offering. That's after revealing another $5.7 billion in write-downs on subprime mortgages. Significantly, Merrill Lynch's total writedowns are now put at close to $4...
Microsoft Launches AppStore competitor
in The CIO Weblog, on July 17, 2008
...ether hastily, and one can imagine someone in the chain of command over there watching, in a rising panic, the positive response to AppStore and frantically summoning a subordinate to order them, &quo...
GM staves off bankruptcy
in Sox First, on July 16, 2008
... is the problem with GM? One way of looking at it is to say that high oil prices, combined with the subprime debacle, has stopped people buying its cars. But Toyota has responded quickly to a fall of...
Fewer Banks Offer Federal Student Loans
in The Online Universities Weblog, on July 10, 2008
...e of them won't come back." If you're a student relying on aid, there's no need to panic. There are still many lenders offering aid and your school's financial aid counselors can ...
Subprime's hot spinoff: arson
in Sox First, on July 7, 2008
Another sign of desperate times! Expect a record number of arson incidents with the growing number of mortgage defaults, reports Bloomberg . Still, you would have to ask why people would do it when, as the policy holder, you would be the first suspect on the list. People do dumb things ...
